chugs wrote:The buttons on the front page i.e. 'next' and 'random' do not return any new cartoon.

'Next' on the front page doesn't do anything because the front page always shows the most recent comic and next = newer; the next comic doesn't exist yet (or hasn't been made public, at least). If you want to see the comics newest to oldest, use 'Prev', or if you want to start at the oldest and go forward, click '|<' first and then use 'Next'.